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Tuesday, March 3, 2009

A Yummy Saint Patrick's Day Treat!

by Amy M. O'Quinn

It won’t be long until Saint Patrick’s Day, so have a little fun that’s “magically delicious!" Surely everyone has sampled cloverleaf cookies or cupcakes with green icing topped with a gold foil chocolate coin. But how about a new twist on an old favorite?

For a yummy (and easy) treat, why not make Lucky Charms Treat Bars and enjoy sweet marshmallow goodness combined with one of everyone’s favorite cereals? And remember, as Lucky the Leprechaun liked to proclaim, you’ll also get “pink hearts, yellow moons, orange stars, and green clovers.” Or more accurately, as the marshmallows included today are—red balloons, blue moons, pink hearts, multi-colored rainbows, yellow and white shooting stars, Lucky's green hat with a green clover, an orange and yellow pot of gold, and purple horseshoes! Additionally, in 2008, a gold hourglass was added to the marshmallow collection.

Directions:1. Grease a 9x9x2 inch pan.2. Melt butter and marshmallows until smooth, either over medium heat or in the microwave.3. Stir in Lucky Charms cereal until well coated. Press into pan with buttered hands.4. Let cool until firm enough to cut, yet still pliable.5. Cut into 8 equal bars.6. Push a popsicle stick up into the bottom of each bar (about halfway), then press down slightly with your hands to mold the treat around the stick.7. Place bars on wax paper and let cool completely.

Variations:-Dip one end of each Lucky Charm Treat Bar into melted vanilla Candi-Quik that has been tinted with green food coloring, then coat with multi-colored sprinkles.or-Add green food coloring to the marshmallow/butter mixture before adding the cereal.

About Me

Author/Speaker
Jewel Sample is the award-winning children's writer of “Flying Hugs and Kisses.”
"Flying Hugs and Kisses" is about five children who creatively take on roles of support toward each other while showing their individual feelings about the death of their baby brother.
The National Parenting Center awarded "Flying Hugs and Kisses" their 2007 Seal of Approval.
The National Sudden Infant Death Resource Center has selected Sample’s books as a bereavement resource for families with children.
Sample has professional organization memberships with the Oklahoma Writers’ Federation, Inc. (OWFI) and Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI).